 The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of individuals; it is a social compact, by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good....  Documents Printed by Order of the Senate - Side 8av Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1843 - 434 sider
...government, to provide for an equital mode of making laws, as well as for an impartial interpretation anc faithful execution of them ; that every man may, at all times, find 1 security m them. Wc, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, witn grateful hearts,... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1844 - 416 sider
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government,...man may, at all times, find his security in them. , how formed. WE, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. House - 1846 - 1194 sider
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government,...them. We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, ac86 Constitution of Massachusetts. knowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator... | |
 | John Adams - 1851 - 666 sider
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of Government,...times, find his security in them. We, therefore, [the delegates of] the people of Massachusetts, [in general convention assembled, for the express and sole... | |
 | A. S. Barnes - 1852 - 674 sider
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of government,...laws, as well as for an impartial interpretation and a faithfuj execution of them ; that every man may, at all times, find his security in them. We, therefore,... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - 1853 - 578 sider
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government,...Massachusetts, acknowledging with grateful hearts, the great Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course of his providence, an opportunity,... | |
 | Charles Bishop Goodrich - 1853 - 364 sider
...whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a constitution of government,...every man may at all times find his security in them." This preamble is followed by a declaration of the rights of the inhabitants of the commonwealth, and... | |
 | George Sewall Boutwell - 1853 - 130 sider
...and tranquillity, their natural rights and the blessings of life." " It is the duty of the people, in framing a Constitution of Government, to provide...interpretation and a faithful execution of them." It concerns the public well-being, that there shall be "an equitable mode of making laws." Therefore,... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention, Harvey Fowler - 1853 - 860 sider
...individual citizen, and the whole body of the people. But let us read on : — "It is the duty of the people, therefore, in framing a Constitution of government, to provide for an equitable mode of niakiny laws, as well as for an impartial interpretation and faithful execution of them ; that every... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention - 1853 - 688 sider
...Constitutional laws should be plain, that they may be impartially interpreted and faithfully executed, " that every man may at all times find his security in them." We have not then thought it wise, or even proper, to preserve, as a part of the Constitution, provisions... | |
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